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Verse Psalms 89:6. _FOR WHO IN THE HEAVEN_] שחק _shachak_ signifies
the ethereal regions, all visible or unbounded space; the universe.
Who is like Jesus? given in his _human nature_ none of _the sons...
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FOR WHO IN THE HEAVEN ... - literally, In the cloud; that is, in the
sky. The idea is that none in the regions above - the upper world -
can be compared with God. There is no other god - there is no o...
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Psalms 89
God's Faithfulness: His Oath-bound Covenant with David
_ 1. Jehovah's faithfulness (Psalms 89:1)_
2. His covenant with David (Psalms 89:19)
3. The ruin and desolation ...
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LXXXIX. THE COVENANT WITH DAVID. The Ps. may be divided thus: Psalms
89:1. The promise made to David (2 Samuel 7). Yahweh is all-powerful,
so that He can, faithful so that He will, fulfil His word. Ps...
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WHO. Figure of speech _Erotesis._ App-6. This is the cry of all His
saints. See note on Exodus 15:11.
HEAVEN. sky. Same word as Psalms 89:37.
SONS OF THE MIGHTY. sons of _Elim_. the angels....
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Jehovah's incomparableness is ever being celebrated in heaven. The
angelic beings, "who best can tell," as standing nearest to the throne
of God, and partaking most of His nature, know that there is n...
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The adoring recital of God's attributes which follows here has a
twofold purpose in relation to the subject of the Psalm. It is a plea
with God, and it is an encouragement to Israel. His omnipotence
g...
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For who in the sky can be compared unto Jehovah?
Who is like Jehovah among the sons of God,
A God greatly to be dreaded in the council of the holy ones,
And to be feared above all that are round ab...
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PSALMS 89
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
The Covenant with David Contrasted with the Present Dishonour of
David's Heir.
ANALYSIS
Stanza I., Psalms 89:1-2, The Keynotes of the psalmJehovah's Kindness
and Faithfu...
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And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O LORD: thy faithfulness
also in the congregation of the saints.
-Inasmuch as the value of a promise depends on the power and the
faithfulness of the promi...
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89:6 heaven (g-5) Or 'in the sky.' mighty (h-17) _ Elim_ , plural of _
El_ . see Note, Genesis 1:1 ....
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We have here another national and historical Ps., written when the
Jewish kingdom and its king had fallen very low before their enemies,
contrasting the promises made to David with their seeming lack...
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SONS OF THE MIGHTY] angels: see Psalms 29:1....
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Psalms 73:89
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
MAKE YOUR *KINGDOM COME SOON!
PSALMS 89
Make your *kingdom come soon. Make people obey your rules in the
earth as they do in *heaven ...
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SONS OF THE MIGHTY. — Rather, _sons of God — i.e.,_ angels. (Comp.
Psalms 29:1.)...
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_[Psalms 89:7]_ כִּ֤י מִ֣י בַ֭ † שַּׁחַק...
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Psalms 89:1
THE foundation of this psalm is the promise in 2 Samuel 7:1 which
guaranteed the perpetuity of the Davidic kingdom. Many of the
characteristic phrases of the prophecy recur here- _ e.g.,_...
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NO GOD LIKE OUR GOD
Psalms 89:1
To understand this psalm we must turn to 2 Samuel 7:1, where God
guaranteed that David's kingdom should be continued to his
descendants. Nathan's words are quoted in P...
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Taken as a whole, this song is one of the finest in the collection as
a revelation of how the man of faith is compelled to view
circumstances of calamity. In a poem of great beauty he first sets
forth...
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For who in the heaven can be compared unto the LORD? [who] among the
(g) sons of the mighty can be likened unto the LORD?
(g) Meaning, the angels....
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_Fall. Hebrew, "it is cut down and dries." The heat of the climate
caused the flowers to decay ver soon, Isaias xl. 6. Man's youth
touches on old age. (Calmet) --- The present moment is all we can cal...
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These verses contain a blessed hymn of praise. Jehovah's name, and his
perfections, are gratefully celebrated. His sovereignty, grace, power,
love, and goodness, are beautifully set forth, and most th...
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6_For who in the clouds can be compared to Jehovah? _The prophet now
proceeds to illustrate farther what he had said respecting God’s
wonders, and exclaims emphatically, _Who in the clouds can be comp...
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Psalms 89. We have seen that Psalms 88 puts Israel in the presence of
Jehovah (when guilty of having been unfaithful to Him), under the
judgment of Jehovah, with the sense of wrath, yet in faith in Je...
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FOR WHO IN THE HEAVEN CAN BE COMPARED UNTO THE LORD?.... Or "ranked"
n, or put upon a par, with him; none of the angels in heaven; for
though they are holy, wise, knowing, powerful, faithful, kind, an...
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For who in the heaven can be compared unto the LORD? [who] among the
sons of the mighty can be likened unto the LORD?
Ver. 6. _For who in the heaven can be compared? &c_] Thou far
transcendest the br...
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_Who among the sons of the mighty_ That is, of the most mighty princes
upon earth: or among the highest angels; who well may and needs must
admire and adore thee, because thou art incomparably and inf...
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OF THE MESSIAH AND HIS KINGDOM.
Maschil, a didactic poem, of Ethan, the Ezrahite, a descendant of
Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, 1 Chronicles 2:6; 1 Kings 4:31. He
belonged to a great family, or guild,...
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For who in the heaven can be compared unto the Lord, in the
immeasurable greatness of this miracle of His grace in providing a
Savior for mankind? WHO AMONG THE SONS OF THE MIGHTY, the greatest of
His...
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5-14 The more God's works are known, the more they are admired. And
to praise the Lord, is to acknowledge him to be such a one that there
is none like him. Surely then we should feel and express reve...
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AMONG THE SONS OF THE MIGHTY; either, first, among the potentates of
the earth; or rather, secondly, among the highest angels; who well may
and needs must admire and adore time, because thou art incom...
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Psalms 89:6 heavens H7834 compared H6186 (H8799) LORD H3068 sons H1121
mighty H410 likened H1819 (H8799) LORD...
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Psalms 89:1. _I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever: with my
mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations. For I
have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulness...
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Psalms 89:1. _I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever: with my
mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations. For I
have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulness...
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Psalms 89:1. Maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite. That is to say, an
instructive Psalm, written by or for one Ethan, one of the great
singers of David's day. He sings of the covenant, the covenant with
Davi...
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CONTENTS: Joy over and praise of God's greatness. Complaint of the
seeming failure of the covenant and prayer for redress.
CHARACTERS: God, David, Psalmist.
CONCLUSION: Though we may find it hard to...
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The time of this ode is gathered from the text; it was written after
Rahab, the proud Egyptian kingdom, Psalms 87:4, was broken to pieces,
Psalms 89:10; and after the hedge, the wall of Jerusalem, was...
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_For who In the heaven can be compared unto the Lord?_
THE GREATNESS OF GOD
The true God, Sovereign of heaven and earth, is incomparably great--
I. In His being and existence.
1. Eternal.
2. Perf...
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_I will sing of the mercies of the Lord for ever._
A MAJESTIC SONG
This psalm is one of the very choicest songs in the night. Midst a
stream of troubled thoughts there stands a fair island of rescue...
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PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 89:1. This is a community lament, but
with a distinctive flavor. The people celebrate the Davidic kingship
as God’s special gift to his people, but they also mourn the
distr...
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INTRODUCTION
_Superscription_.—“_Maschil_,” an instruction, a didactic poem.
_“Of Ethan the Ezrahite_,” “one of the four sons of Mahol, whose
wisdom was excelled by Solomon (1 Kings 4:31). There is li...
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EXPOSITION
At first sight, a psalm of praise; but, in reality, one of
expostulation and complaint. The praises of God are sung in the
opening section (Psalms 89:1); they culminated in the Davidical
co...
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I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever: with my mouth will I
make known thy faithfulness to all generations. For I have said, Mercy
shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulness shalt thou est...
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Exodus 15:11; Jeremiah 10:6; Psalms 29:1; Psalms 52:1; Psalms 113:5;...
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THE PSALM OF WORSHIPFUL PRAISE
Psalms 89:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
By way of introduction we shall take the first two verses of our study
and see what God will give us. Let us quote to you these verses i...
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Among — The highest angels....